NEET2023BotanyEnvironmental IssuesActual
Nitrates and phosphates flowing from agricultural farms into water bodies are a significant cause of :
Options
- AMineralisation
- BStratification
- CEutrophication
- DHumification
Correct answer
C. Eutrophication
Step-by-step solution
Flowing of nitrates and phosphates from agricultural farms into water bodies cause eutrophication. Humification is the process of decomposition of detritus to form humus. Mineralisation is the release of inorganic substances from detritus during decomposition. Stratification is vertical distribution of different species occupying different levels in an ecosystem .